The relationship between state integrity and sovereignty as objects of constitutional and legal support for state security is examined. It is noted that they are in a dialectical interdependence, which allows us to answer the question of which comes first in ensuring state security: sovereignty or state integrity.
state integrity, sovereignty, state security, constitutional and legal support
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